New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India's industrial production growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year in September, as manufacturing and electricity output growth moderated and mining activity contracted further, according to government data released on Wednesday.

The growth was lower than the 7.3% expected by economists in a Reuters poll and the revised 7.8% expansion recorded in August. The moderation points to a loss of momentum in industrial activity, with weakness in mining and slower growth in consumer durables and capital goods weighing on the overall performance.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), compiled by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), measures changes in industrial output across sectors, including ...